| journal article | The predominant publication type for articles and other items indexed for nlm databases. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| encephalitis, japanese | A form of epidemic encephalitis occurring in japan and other pacific islands, china, manchuria, the former ussr, and probably much of the far east. It may occur as a symptomless, subclinical infection, or as an acute meningoencephalomyelitis with cortical damage and cord lesions resembling those of poliomyelitis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| encephalitis viruses, japanese | A subgroup of the genus flavivirus which comprises a number of viral species that are the aetiologic agents of human encephalitis in many different geographical regions. These include japanese encephalitis virus (encephalitis virus, japanese), st. Louis encephalitis virus (encephalitis virus, st. Louis), kunjin virus, murray valley encephalitis virus (encephalitis virus, murray valley), and west nile virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| encephalitis virus, japanese | A species of flavivirus, one of the japanese encephalitis virus group (encephalitis viruses, japanese), which is the aetiological agent of japanese encephalitis found in asia, southeast asia, and the indian subcontinent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| japanese b encephalitis | <pathology> An epidemic viral encephalitis that strikes populations in Japan and other East Asian countries, typically in summer months. Symptoms canresemble poliomyelitis, but the disease can also be virtually symptomless. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Japanese B encephalitis virus | A virus of the genus Flavivirus (group B arbovirus) occurring particularly in Japan but probably widespread throughout Southeast Asia; the virus is normally present in humans, especially in children, as an inapparent infection, but may cause febrile response and sometimes encephalitis; it may cause encephalitis in horses and abortion in pigs; wild birds are probably the natural hosts and culicine mosquitoes the vectors. Synonym: Russian autumn encephalitis virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Japanese dysentery | Infection with Shigella dysenteriae, S. Flexneri, or other organisms. Synonym: Japanese dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Japanese river fever | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ambulatory surgery | <surgery> Operative procedures performed on patients who are admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aseptic surgery | The performance of an operation with sterilised hands, instruments, etc., and utilizing precautions against the introduction of infectious microorganisms from without. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiovascular surgery | The use of surgery to fix disorders of the heartand/or blood vessels. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radical surgery | Surgery designed to remove all possible diseased tissue, for example, all possible tumour tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| major surgery | See: major operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascular surgery | A branch of medicine dealing with the use of surgery to diagnose/treat diseases of the blood vessels. (09 Oct 1997) |
| general surgery | A surgical specialty that involves largely the surgical management of diseases of the bowel, gallbladder, stomach and other digestive organs. (27 Sep 1997) |